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Texas-connected mystery roundup<\/p>\n

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Welcome to Texas Reads Mysteries<\/strong>, where I get to share my love of books. Today I am offering up a sweet selection. Who can resist chocolate? But then, that could be the problem. Is this a case of a perfect recipe for murder? Add in the International Criminal Witch Police, a chocolate factory, and double-dealing skullduggery, and that\u2019s all I need to add these two enticing novels to my TBR list. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/iframe><\/p>\n <\/p>\nFatal Fudge<\/strong><\/em> by Cate Lawley <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nCursed Candy Mysteries Book 3 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nMagical mind control. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/05a_texas_reads_lawley.jpeg\" style=\"border-width: 5px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 263px;\">Lina accidentally gave a batch of her fudge an extra wallop. Anyone who eats it becomes suggestible. Very suggestible. Is it mind control? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nFirst a nun robs a liquor store, then a kindergarten teacher punches a pedestrian. The International Criminal Witch Police are certain Lina\u2019s fudge is to blame. When a third crime demonstrates an escalating pattern of violence, Lina is terrified a fourth offense will end with murder. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nDoes the mastermind behind the crimes have a twisted sense of humor, or is there a more sinister connection behind the crimes? <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nJoin Lina as she cleans up the last (she hopes!) of her cursed candy messes and tracks down a potential killer. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nAbout the Author <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nUSA Today<\/em> bestselling author Cate Lawley writes humorous, action-filled mysteries that frequently contain paranormal elements.  <\/span><\/span>When Cate\u2019s not tapping away at her keyboard or in deep contemplation of her next fanciful writing project, she’s sweeping up hairy dust bunnies and watching British mysteries.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nCate is from Austin, Texas (where many of her stories take place) but has recently migrated north to Boise, Idaho, where soup season (her favorite time of year) lasts more than two weeks.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nShe’s worked as an attorney, a dog trainer, and in various other positions, but writer is the hands-down winner. She’s thankful readers keep reading, so she can keep writing! <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nFor more information about the author, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.catelawley.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.CateLawley.com<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nNutty Chocolate<\/strong><\/em> by Dawn Greenfield Ireland <\/span><\/span><\/p>\nBook 4 in the Alcott Family Adventures <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lonestarliterary.com\/sites\/lonestarliterary.etypegoogle10.com\/files\/article_body_images\/05b_texas_reads_ireland.jpg\" style=\"border-width: 5px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: left; width: 175px; height: 271px;\">Lila Mae and the girls are busy planning Bernie\u2019s 93rd birthday party. For an old geezer, it doesn\u2019t appear that he is slowing down anytime soon. Expect Bambi to clobber him a time or two, and for Chewie to keep him in line.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nThe chocolate factory has Pearl Hicks making the news, and you\u2019ll meet Miranda Shoo, artist extraordinaire.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nWhile things are all lovey-dovey with several of our favorite people, there\u2019s a mighty unrest among the clan\u2014a lot of flux with old jobs and businesses. Risks are weighed and taken.  <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nHenry walks in on an unethical situation with a client and her soon-to-be ex-husband\u2019s attorney. He has harsh words with his law firm over the incident. One of his law partners ends up dead. All fingers point to Henry. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nThis is the second time the Divine household has been subjected to a murder investigation. Dorothea and Joseph are strung out on raw nerves with the accusations, all the while with the twins teething and screaming in stereo. And speaking of Joseph, he\u2019s about to make some major changes \u2026 after he recovers. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nChance has to tiptoe through the murder investigation or move to a temporary location until Henry\u2019s name is cleared. Help comes in from the most peculiar and unexpected sources, which has Chance, Stacy, and Uncle Tito raising their eyebrows to their hairlines. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nBambi has a string of luck no one ever expected, thanks to Jimmy Ray Chaline. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nThere\u2019s one thing the Alcott family stands for: solidarity! They will sort this murder out and clear Henry\u2019s name. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nAbout the Author <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nDawn Greenfield Ireland is the CEO of Artistic Origins Inc, a writing and editing company that has been doing business since 1995. 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Her current day job is writing, creating online courses, and editing books and all things written. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nFor more information about the author, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawngreenfieldireland.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.dawngreenfieldireland.com<\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nMy kind of books! <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas-connected mystery roundup<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1311,813,830,839,1416],"class_list":["post-3096","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-anitadickason","tag-lone-star-literary-life","tag-lonestarliterarycom","tag-mystery","tag-texasreadsmystery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3096\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3096"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lonestar.a1professionals.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}